Item number: A1813

Year: AD 1776

Material: Copper

Size: 46.6 x 46.4 x 4.9 mm

Weight: 62.8 g

Manufactured by: Suzun Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 1 kopek copper coin from the year AD 1776, issued during the reign of Catherine II. It was restricted in circulation and distribution by the administrative unit responsible for Siberian affairs, known as the Siberian Province.

The obverse of the coin features the royal monogram “ЕII,” exclusively associated with Catherine II, adorned with a crown at the top. Below, on both the left and right sides, are abbreviations indicating the copper’s origin from the Kolyvan Copper Smelting Plant (Колыванская медь). Surrounding the monogram is a wreath composed of intertwined laurel and pine branches.

The reverse of the coin features the emblem of the Siberian Province, depicting two symmetrically positioned sables supporting an oval frame. Inside the frame, the denomination “ДЕНГА.” (Kopek) and the year of issue, “1776,” are inscribed in Russian. Surrounding the emblem is a circular legend reading “СИБИРСКАЯ ∙ МОНЕТА ∙,” which translates to Siberian Coin. The coin’s edge is distinctively slanted.

Siberia refers to the vast Asian territory of Russia extending east of the Ural Mountains. The systematic conquest of Siberia by Russia began under Ivan IV, who sought to overthrow the Siberian Khanate, a Mongol successor state established in the region. By the 17th century, Cossacks, backed by the Russian Tsars, accelerated the conquest of Siberia in pursuit of highly valuable furs, particularly sable. By the reign of Catherine II, the Russian Empire had established full control over the vast Siberian territory, stretching from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.

物件編號: A1813

年代: 公元 1776 年

材質: 紅銅

尺寸: 46.6 x 46.4 x 4.9 mm

重量: 62.8 g

製造地: 蘇尊造幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚公元1776年，葉卡捷琳娜二世統治時期，主管西伯利亞地方事務的行政單位「西伯利亞省」限制流通和發行的1騰格面額銅幣。

錢幣正面是專屬於葉卡捷琳娜二世的皇室花押「ЕII」，頂部以一頂皇冠作為裝飾，下方的左右兩側是銅礦產地「科雷萬銅礦廠」(Колыванская медь) 簡寫。花押的周圍則以打結的月桂和松樹葉花環作為裝飾。

錢幣背面是「西伯利亞省」徽飾，兩隻對稱的黑貂支撐著蛋型框架，圓框內部以俄文標示面額「ДЕНГА.」(騰格) 和發行年份「1776」。周圍則圍繞著環形銘文「СИБИРСКАЯ ∙ МОНЕТА ∙」意思是「西伯利亞硬幣」。側邊則是具有特色的斜邊。

西伯利亞是對於俄羅斯烏拉山以東，廣大的亞洲領土的總稱。俄羅斯對於西伯利亞有系統性的征服始於伊凡四世對於蒙古後裔在當地建立的西伯利亞汗國。到了公元17世紀，得到俄羅斯沙皇支持的哥薩克人為了追求高經濟價值的黑貂等動物的皮草，加快征服西伯利亞的步伐。到了葉卡捷琳娜二世的統治期間，俄羅斯帝國已經完整地控制西起烏拉山，東臨太平洋的廣大西伯利亞地區。